Wire and rod coiling and cooling device.



J. REMMEN.

WIRE AND ROD GOILING AND COOLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2a, 1908.

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WITNESSES I UNITED sTATEs PATENT (mm-a JGBGEN REMMEN, OF- DKONOBA,PENNSYLVANIA.

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' 7 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jones REMMEN, a resident of Donora, in -the countyof Washington and. State of Pennsylvama, have 1n+ vented a new anduseful Improvement in. Wire and Rod Coiling and Coolmg Devices,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ap aratus for coiling and cooling wire, rodsor wire, or

product.

other small metal rodsor bars and similar The object of the invention isto provide a coiling and cooling device whereby the wire, rod or otherproduct is coiled un formly and with certainty and whereby 1t 1s cooledbelow the point of oxidation, so'as to prevent scale formation.

The invention comprises, generally stated,

a coiling device of vertical conical form,-

having the guide for delivering the product to be coiled locatedvertically above the same, together with means for rotating sa1d conicalcoiling device.

The invention also comprises a coiling device of the character specifiedmounted on trunnions so that it can be tilted to discharge the coil.

The invention also comprises a coiling devicev of the characterspecified arranged to coil the rod while submerged in water to cool thesame. y

The invention also comprises certain details'of construction andarrangement hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section through thelower art of a wire rod press and my improved coi ing device; Fig. 2 isa side view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing a doublecoiling device arranged to receive wire rods from a rod mill.

-The invention is-particularly adapted for coiling rods for wire, and itwill be described as applied to this use, but it will be understood thatit is not limitedthereto, but is 3. The guide 4 for guiding the rod tothe Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct, 19, 1909, Applicationfiled. September 2a, 1905. sei l no. 4554822.

reel is located directly above the, cone, so that the forward travel ofthe rod causes it to automatically coil around the cone. Coiling devicesof this general character with stationary cones are old, the rod beingcoiled automatically by its forward travel. In

'somecases the rods do not coil themselves uniformly on a stationarycoiler of this kind.

In order to prevent kinking or reversing of the rod and secure a.uniform coiling there- -of, I provide such vertical conical reel withmeans for positively rotating the same on its vertical axis. The drivingmeans shown comprises a vertical shaft 5 carrying a bevel gear 6 meshingwith a similar gear 7 on a horizontal shaft 8 which may be driven anysuitable way, such as by bevel gear 9 meshing with a similar gear ondriving shaft '10. T1118 imparts positive rotary movement to the coneand effectually overcomes any tendency of the rod to buckle, kink orreverse its direction of coiling around the cone.

It is not material at what speed the cone-is driven, since if the speedof the cone is greater than the feeding travel of the rod, the lattersimply follows around with the cone; whereas if the cone is drivenslower than the feeding travel of the rod, the latter automaticallycoils itself in the same manner as though the cone were stationary.Consequently, this arrangement operates uniformly well, irrespective ofthe size of the 0011 or bundle on the cone, or ggf the rate of feed ortravel of the rod.

The cone is mounted to discharge the coil or bundle. To this end theshaft 5 is mounted 1n a frame 12 provided with horizontal trunnions 13mounted in suitable bearin l4: and provided with means for tilting t eframe. The means shown comprisesa pinrack bar 16 which may be actuatedby any suitable mechanism, such as a hydraulic or k other power cylinder17. Various other mechamsms for tilting-the reel to discharge the coilor bundle may be employed. The

shaft 8 extends out through one of the hollow trunmons of the frame, sothat the drivmg means does not interfere with the tilting.

In order to discontinue the rotation of the I cone when tilted, Iprovide driving connections which become disengaged when the cone istilted. As shown, the shaft 5 is provided virith a disk 20 having abeveled face engaging by friction a corresponding face 21 on the insideof the cone, thereby forming a frictional drivin connection which is inengagcment whent e cone is in upright or vertical position. The cone isloose on the shaft 5 so that when inverted, it slides on said shaft tobreak contact between 'the face 21 and disk 20. To prevent the cone fromsliding off the shaft 5 and at the same time be free from the rotaryaction of said shaft, I provide a suitable stop, that shown comprising adisk or arms 22 secured to the frame 12 and having its outer edgearranged to be contacted by an inwardly projecting ring or flange 23 onthe base of the cone. The flange is shown as a separate part from thecone, and the flange and disk 22 are provided with correspondinglyinclined cont-acting faces, but these are details which can be variedwithin wide limits. The shaft 5 is mounted in a step bearing 2d in theframe 12.

In order to cool the-rod while coiling, the cone is surrounded by asuitable receptacle or basin. As shown the cone is provided with anoutwardly projecting portion or floor 26} tothe outer edge of whlch isconpoint.

nected a ring or annular wall 27, forming in effect a basin surroundingthe cone. This basin is water-tight and contains water to such depththat the rod is submerged while being coiled. The centrifugal force dueto the rotation of th cone causes the water to assume an inclinedposition as shown at 28. The excess of water overflows the ring or wall27. The water may besupplied from any suitable source, andmay beeither-cooling water from the dies or rolls used to form the rod," orsupplied through a separate source. v

Fig. 1 shows the rod produced by forcing the same by a suitable plunger30 working in a cylinder 31 whose lower end is closed by die 32 throughwhich the hot metal is forced to-form the rod. The die is cooled byhaving water supplied to a passage 33 therein,

which passage has connected thereto ports 34 in such position that thewater is proj ected' against the rod as it emerges fromthe die, thuscooling the rod to some extent at this Below the die is a suitable tubeor conduit, 35 forming the guide and having connected to its lower end ahood 36 covervo1; conduit 35 and into the coiler. If this water is notsufficient, additional water may be supplied through pipe 37 projectingthrough the hood 36; The rod formlng apparatus shown in Figs. 1 and 2 issubstantially similar to that described and claimed in my applicationfiled Aug. 17 1908, Serial No. 448.855.

Fig. 3 shows the application of the invention to an ordinary rod millwhose finishing air of rolls is shown at 40. From this eads a suitabletubular guide 41 for conducting the rod to the coiler, said guide at thesame vertical sha t 5 so that when the frame is tilted to discharge thebundle from one of the cones, the other cone is brought into upri htposltion to receive a fresh .rod. This dou ble coiler is particularlyadapted for 'rod mills where rods are produced in rapid successionthrough the same ass.

In the use of the apparatus described, the

rod is formed either between the rolls shown in Fig. 3, or by pressingthrough a die as shown in Fig. 1. In either case the hot rod travels ata comparatively high speed. It is guided to the cone at a point directlyabove the latter, so that said rod tends to coil itself automaticallyaround the cone, due to ,the

travel imparted thereto by its production. By driving the conepositively, however, the rod is prevented from snarling, kinking orreversing its travel around the cone. The driving of the cone does notinterfere with the proper automatic coiling of the rod. With a highspeed of rotation the rod travels around w1th the cone, whereas with aslow speed of rotation, the rod automatically coils itself partially inthe same manner as though the cone were standing still. Even a moderatespeed of rotation of the cone prevents all danger of reversing, snarlingor kinkin and by having a cone shaped. coiler with t e delivery guidelocated above the same, no particular attention 'nee be paid to thespeed of travel of the rod or the speed of rotation of the coiler, as itoperates equally as well when the coil is being formed around the largepart of the cone as when being .formed around a smaller diameter. WVhenthe coiling of a bundle is completed the frame 12 is tilted on itstrunnions to automatically discharge the bundle. When inverted the coneslides downwardly on the portance when forming small rods, such as,

for wire, in which even a thin layer of oxid constitutes a veryperceptible percentage of the entire tonnage.

What I claim is 1. Apparatus for coiling wire, rods and similar product,comprising in combination, a cone-shaped receiver or reel arranged withits axis vertical, mechanism for rotating said receiver or reel, a guidefor the product located above and in lme with the axis of saidcone-shaped receiver or reel, and mechanism for feeding the productthrough said guide and to the receiver or reel.

2. Apparatus for coiling wire rods and, similar products, comprising incombination a frame, horizontal trunnions on which said frame istiltable, a vertical shaft carried by said frame, driving connections tosaid shaft, a reel slidable and rotatable on said shaft, and connectionsbetween the shaft and reel arranged to rotate the reel with the shaftwhen in upright position and to permit the reel to slide on the shaftand out of driving engagement therewith when in? verted. I

3. Apparatus for coiling wire rods and similar product, comprising incombination, a frame mounted to tilt, a vertical shaft mounted in saidframe, driving connections to said shaft, a reel slidable and rotatableon said shaft, connections between the shaft and reel arranged to rotatethe reel with the shaft when in upright position and toy permit the reelto slide on the shaft and out of driving engagement therewith. wheninsin1ilar pr0duct,' comprising in combination,

a basin shaped coiling device, rod formin mechanism, a conduit extendingfrom sal mechanism to the coiling device, and means for supplying waterto the rod as it emerges from the forming mechanism, whence the same canflow into the conduit and into the coiling device.

5. Apparatus similar product, comprising in combination, a basin shapedcoiling device, a forming die, means for forcing the metal through saiddie, a conduit extending from said di to the coiling device, and meansfor supplying water to the product as it emerges from the die, whencethe same can flow through the conduit into the coiling device.

6. Apparatus for colling wire, rods and similar product, comprising anupri ht water tight basin shaped coiling receptac e, mech- A anism forrotating the same, a hood coverin said coiling receptacle, a watersupply, an

a guide for the product arranged in the hood. In testimony whereof, Ihave hereunto set my hand. J ORGEN REMMEN.

' Witnesses:

R. B. KELLEY,

CLYDE T. LEWIS.

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